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Beautiful depth in the photo…darks and lights without the harsh shadows . I noticed the reflection in the water of the waves are wavy. Interesting.
Just curious…. when you create your pretend worlds, do you use a photo, or is the image in your mind?

Creation, whether words or worlds, is typically a bit of both. In this one, for example, “lost in my reflections” is a direct reference to the reflections of the pilings and how the seagull’s reflection is lost in the ripples. If the water were calm and still, the sea gull’s reflection would be clear.

All of that serves as metaphor for Eastern philosophical concepts of mindfulness, quiet mind, clarity and attachment to thoughts (my “reflections”).

Where my mind comes into it is a bit more subtle. I am fairly convinced my best ideas and words come not from my mind, but somewhere … other. One wise friend refers to it as channeling the wisdom of the ancients.

I am beginning to think of my body as an antenna tunable to that wisdom, and my mind a bit of firmware that converts the signals received to words and concepts. The experiences held in my memory, the way of thinking performed by my mind, these inflect (define the fidelity) of what words find their way to the page.

In that sense, perhaps a photograph sets the wisdom radio that is me to a particular frequency?

That is such a wonderful response-I am so glad that I asked! My appreciation for trying to help me understand. I certainly believe the line between the physical and the spiritual is as tiny as we allow it to be. It appears you look for the spiritual in all the beauty around you, which is rare. : ). I will meditate in this…
in the meantime, you brought a smile! : )

Everything is spiritual. We think we are the radio — the antenna, and the firmware. But we are the signal. What we think of ourselves as individuals — the radio — just provides a means for manifesting one expression of it.

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This book is a new addition to Published Works, available in hardcover, softcover and a free PDF. The book features a suite of words and images from the Harmony in Word and Form gallery exhibit which ran from August through the end of October, 2018.